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翼を持つ者 [Tsubasa o Motsu Mono] #1-2
Tsubasa: Those with Wings, Omnibus 1
Kotobuki, an ex-thief, and her former commander Raimon, are recruited for their skills by people seeking the Tsubasa, a legendary object that grants wishes.
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 18, 2006
About the author
Natsuki Takaya
158 books2,711 followersName (in native language) : 高屋奈月
Natsuki Takaya (高屋 奈月 Takaya Natsuki, real name Naka Hatake) is the penname of a Japanese manga artist best-known for creating the series Fruits Basket. She was born on July 7, 1973; (Tanabata). Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since first grade, when her sister started drawing.
She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She enjoys video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling shōjo manga ever in Japan, and the top selling shōjo manga in North America. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a twenty-six-episode anime series.
In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Fruits Basket.
According to Takaya (in a sidebar of a Fruits Basket manga volume), she enjoys drawing girls (girly ones) more than she does boys. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. Also revealed in a sidebar of Fruits Basket, Takaya broke her drawing arm (left) after Fruits Basket volume six was published. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put Fruits Basket on a brief hiatus. Takaya made a full recovery, but complains that her handwriting had gotten uglier, due to the surgery. During her hospital stay, she gained an interest in baseball.
Natsuki Takaya (高屋 奈月 Takaya Natsuki, real name Naka Hatake) is the penname of a Japanese manga artist best-known for creating the series Fruits Basket. She was born on July 7, 1973; (Tanabata). Takaya is left-handed and once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since first grade, when her sister started drawing.
She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She enjoys video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling shōjo manga ever in Japan, and the top selling shōjo manga in North America. Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a twenty-six-episode anime series.
In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga for Fruits Basket.
According to Takaya (in a sidebar of a Fruits Basket manga volume), she enjoys drawing girls (girly ones) more than she does boys. Takaya also enjoys electronics and music, but dislikes talking about herself. Also revealed in a sidebar of Fruits Basket, Takaya broke her drawing arm (left) after Fruits Basket volume six was published. She had to go into surgery, and as a result, had put Fruits Basket on a brief hiatus. Takaya made a full recovery, but complains that her handwriting had gotten uglier, due to the surgery. During her hospital stay, she gained an interest in baseball.
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February 6, 2021
This takes place in the 22nd century, after repeated wars have polluted the land and oceans. The only people who live comfortably are the wealthy, politicians, and the military - everyone else is forced to scrape by with nearly nothing, and crime is rampant.
Kotobuki is an orphan who turned to thievery because her lack of parents gave her even fewer options than most. She isn't a very good thief, but she's nimble, and somehow she catches the eye of Raimon, an officer in the army. He never puts much effort into capturing her, but one day he tells her that he'll finally go after her seriously, and he'll make her his when he catches her. It turns out he was serious - some time later, he catches up to Kotobuki and tells her that he quit the military so that he could be with her.
While Kotobuki tries to sort through her feelings for Raimon, the two of them go on a journey to find a job for Kotobuki that she can actually keep, and to find news about Tsubasa, a mythical thing that is supposedly hidden in the ground and can grant wishes.
According to Wikipedia, this is the work Natsuki Takaya published just prior to Fruits Basket. I can definitely see early Fruits Basket in the artwork, if not the story and characters. Those actually make me think more of CLAMP's Clover, weirdly enough. Here's hoping the overall story doesn't end as tragically.
I was not expecting the series' romance aspect to progress so quickly. I figured Raimon and Kotobuki would spend several volumes dancing around their feelings for each other before finally admitting that they loved each other. Instead, Raimon confessed his feelings to Kotobuki by the end of the first chapter (granted, he's the type of character who doesn't look like he's serious about anything). Kotobuki came across as being a good deal younger than him - although she was attracted to him, she was unsure what she wanted to do about it and was overall much less self-confident. Thankfully, Raimon was perfectly content to wait for whatever Kotobuki was comfortable with (this was even addressed in a bonus manga in which the characters addressed fan requests that Raimon and Kotobuki's relationship move faster). He did flirt pretty much constantly, though.
I actually really liked their relationship, up until
The SFF aspects were light and didn't seem like they'd been thought through very well. I couldn't tell how bad off this world really was. On the one hand, the ocean was supposed to be so polluted that just falling into it could kill you, and farming land was widely considered unusable. On the other hand, you could still grow stuff if you got yourself a hoe and put a bit of work into it (how was Kotobuki the only person in that town who knew how to grow crops?), and regular people had jobs to offer if the story required it.
At this point in the story, the Tsubasa thing is pretty weak. Supposedly no one knows what it looks like or how it really works (or if it even exists), and yet the military seems to be able to track signs of it. Considering all the secrets surrounding Raimon and his connection to the military, I'm willing to bet that he knows more about Tsubasa than he's told Kotobuki.
Overall, this was okay so far. Decent enough to read once, but I don't think it's going to be a keeper.
Additional Comments:
Chapter 2 was the worst, and I don't know how much of it was due to Tokyopop's translation or Takaya's writing. Kotobuki meets the leader of a Tsubasa cult, a man with long hair who earns her dislike when he kisses her on the forehead without asking. Kotobuki then spends the rest of the chapter referring to him with transphobic language (four instances).
Extras:
A few author freetalks, additional illustrations, and bonus manga throughout the volume. This omnibus edition ends with a bonus "thank you" manga starring a few prominent characters from the series, drawn 8 years after the series was released (you can see the changes in Takaya's art style). There's also a fairly lengthy preview of one of Takaya's other series, Phantom Dream.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
Kotobuki is an orphan who turned to thievery because her lack of parents gave her even fewer options than most. She isn't a very good thief, but she's nimble, and somehow she catches the eye of Raimon, an officer in the army. He never puts much effort into capturing her, but one day he tells her that he'll finally go after her seriously, and he'll make her his when he catches her. It turns out he was serious - some time later, he catches up to Kotobuki and tells her that he quit the military so that he could be with her.
While Kotobuki tries to sort through her feelings for Raimon, the two of them go on a journey to find a job for Kotobuki that she can actually keep, and to find news about Tsubasa, a mythical thing that is supposedly hidden in the ground and can grant wishes.
According to Wikipedia, this is the work Natsuki Takaya published just prior to Fruits Basket. I can definitely see early Fruits Basket in the artwork, if not the story and characters. Those actually make me think more of CLAMP's Clover, weirdly enough. Here's hoping the overall story doesn't end as tragically.
I was not expecting the series' romance aspect to progress so quickly. I figured Raimon and Kotobuki would spend several volumes dancing around their feelings for each other before finally admitting that they loved each other. Instead, Raimon confessed his feelings to Kotobuki by the end of the first chapter (granted, he's the type of character who doesn't look like he's serious about anything). Kotobuki came across as being a good deal younger than him - although she was attracted to him, she was unsure what she wanted to do about it and was overall much less self-confident. Thankfully, Raimon was perfectly content to wait for whatever Kotobuki was comfortable with (this was even addressed in a bonus manga in which the characters addressed fan requests that Raimon and Kotobuki's relationship move faster). He did flirt pretty much constantly, though.
I actually really liked their relationship, up until
The SFF aspects were light and didn't seem like they'd been thought through very well. I couldn't tell how bad off this world really was. On the one hand, the ocean was supposed to be so polluted that just falling into it could kill you, and farming land was widely considered unusable. On the other hand, you could still grow stuff if you got yourself a hoe and put a bit of work into it (how was Kotobuki the only person in that town who knew how to grow crops?), and regular people had jobs to offer if the story required it.
At this point in the story, the Tsubasa thing is pretty weak. Supposedly no one knows what it looks like or how it really works (or if it even exists), and yet the military seems to be able to track signs of it. Considering all the secrets surrounding Raimon and his connection to the military, I'm willing to bet that he knows more about Tsubasa than he's told Kotobuki.
Overall, this was okay so far. Decent enough to read once, but I don't think it's going to be a keeper.
Additional Comments:
Chapter 2 was the worst, and I don't know how much of it was due to Tokyopop's translation or Takaya's writing. Kotobuki meets the leader of a Tsubasa cult, a man with long hair who earns her dislike when he kisses her on the forehead without asking. Kotobuki then spends the rest of the chapter referring to him with transphobic language (four instances).
Extras:
A few author freetalks, additional illustrations, and bonus manga throughout the volume. This omnibus edition ends with a bonus "thank you" manga starring a few prominent characters from the series, drawn 8 years after the series was released (you can see the changes in Takaya's art style). There's also a fairly lengthy preview of one of Takaya's other series, Phantom Dream.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
March 18, 2009
The manga is set at the end of the 22nd century, where the Earth has practically been destroyed by the many wars that have taken place. The rich and the army can live comfortably, whereas the rest of the world lives in a state of poverty. Tsubasa: Those with Wings revolves around the life of Kotobuki, an ex-thief who tries to find a job for herself. Travelling with her is Raimon, who believes the word genius exists for his sake, which is actually quite true. He used to be a military commander and would always run after Kotobuki, but he now has to fulfill his dream, which is to forget about thievery, get into the militia and to live with Kotobuki forever. However, people seeking the Tsubasa, a legendary object that grants wishes, never stop causing them trouble. This object appeared long ago, but its current location is unknown. Everyone is trying to claim it as their own and use Kotobuki and Raimon's skills to do so.
I loved the story and everything. The only thing that really stood out for me thought was how at the very end, there are up to date artist pages that the art-work is to die for. I'm really excited for the next book.
I loved the story and everything. The only thing that really stood out for me thought was how at the very end, there are up to date artist pages that the art-work is to die for. I'm really excited for the next book.
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December 27, 2024
5 stars for the nostalgic reread
January 19, 2013
man i wish i'd been able to find this cheap at anime north because the resale value of these books would be way higher if i had all three
that is to say, hurrah! i can free up some space on my bookshelf knowing this series at its heart was always meant to be a library read, not an own one
pretty standard stuff, you can tell this was written way before fruits basket. fruits basket didn't so much do something particularly original as it wrote well worn tropes so well and with so much heart that you adored them (tohru honda, sweet empathetic queen of my heart, you can be my perfect teenage role model forever). and this does tropes but it hasn't quite worked out how to put the heart in them yet
also there's some pretty gross transphobia in the second chapter and i'm kind of eyeing the translator for keeping it in. kotobuki keeps calling the villain a t******* and it's super unnecessary, i don't even care if that's what was there in the original japanese, you could have easily replaced it with some another insult -- for some reason i'm stuck on squarehead but i'll take suggestions -- and it would have done no damage to the story
it's p. bad on queerness in general, like it does that hilarious thing manga loves with the villain who's creepily obsessed with the hero and the heroine is like love battle commence!
so idk that's some stuff you might want to know if you're trying to decide whether it's worth buying
i'd loan you my copy instead if i could because i understand the desire to consume everything natsuki takaya's produced in the throes of post fruits basket syndrome
but hey on the plus side, being kind to small children looks like a theme for this story and i'm into that
also environmentalism
anyways i'm going to go ahead and give this 2 stars
that is to say, hurrah! i can free up some space on my bookshelf knowing this series at its heart was always meant to be a library read, not an own one
pretty standard stuff, you can tell this was written way before fruits basket. fruits basket didn't so much do something particularly original as it wrote well worn tropes so well and with so much heart that you adored them (tohru honda, sweet empathetic queen of my heart, you can be my perfect teenage role model forever). and this does tropes but it hasn't quite worked out how to put the heart in them yet
also there's some pretty gross transphobia in the second chapter and i'm kind of eyeing the translator for keeping it in. kotobuki keeps calling the villain a t******* and it's super unnecessary, i don't even care if that's what was there in the original japanese, you could have easily replaced it with some another insult -- for some reason i'm stuck on squarehead but i'll take suggestions -- and it would have done no damage to the story
it's p. bad on queerness in general, like it does that hilarious thing manga loves with the villain who's creepily obsessed with the hero and the heroine is like love battle commence!
so idk that's some stuff you might want to know if you're trying to decide whether it's worth buying
i'd loan you my copy instead if i could because i understand the desire to consume everything natsuki takaya's produced in the throes of post fruits basket syndrome
but hey on the plus side, being kind to small children looks like a theme for this story and i'm into that
also environmentalism
anyways i'm going to go ahead and give this 2 stars
October 30, 2010
As a fan of the wonderful (if overly long) Fruits Basket, I was excited to see that TokyoPop was releasing two of the creator's previous works. One of them I wasn't that entranced by & one I immediately was intrigued with. Needless to say, you can guess which one I liked by the star rating of this review.
The plotline surrounds the reluctant thief Kotobuki as she tries endlessly to not only find a job & keep from reverting back to a thief, but to also evade the attentions of the amorous military captain Raimon. She is initially caught, but let go by Raimon with the stipulation that if he manages to catch her again she will become his. Years pass & Kotobuki manages to find a job in an inn, only to eventually run across Raimon. Eventually the two of them set off in search of not only a job, but for a mysterious object known only as "Tsubasa".
I really enjoyed this manga, although there are some fans of Furuba that will be dissapointed that this isn't anything similar to Takaya's later work. The storyline is a mixture of sci-fi & fantasy with a dollop of ecological fable & romance. The artwork isn't as good or defined as her later work, although it is still quite lovely. Some may be thrown off by how different it is from Furuba, but I encourage those people to take another look & give it a chance. The plotline is incredibly intriguing & quick moving, so it's easy to get involved in.
The plotline surrounds the reluctant thief Kotobuki as she tries endlessly to not only find a job & keep from reverting back to a thief, but to also evade the attentions of the amorous military captain Raimon. She is initially caught, but let go by Raimon with the stipulation that if he manages to catch her again she will become his. Years pass & Kotobuki manages to find a job in an inn, only to eventually run across Raimon. Eventually the two of them set off in search of not only a job, but for a mysterious object known only as "Tsubasa".
I really enjoyed this manga, although there are some fans of Furuba that will be dissapointed that this isn't anything similar to Takaya's later work. The storyline is a mixture of sci-fi & fantasy with a dollop of ecological fable & romance. The artwork isn't as good or defined as her later work, although it is still quite lovely. Some may be thrown off by how different it is from Furuba, but I encourage those people to take another look & give it a chance. The plotline is incredibly intriguing & quick moving, so it's easy to get involved in.
May 22, 2022
I'm a little biased towards this book because it was written by Natsuki Takaya. This story has a different style and there were some parts that were a little confusing and repetitive. However, there were aspects that I really liked too.
Overall a good read and I would check out the other volumes to see where this story goes.
*4 stars*
Overall a good read and I would check out the other volumes to see where this story goes.
*4 stars*
May 11, 2023
I mean... It is fine. I grew up around kids reading Fruits Basket, and I had friends that loved the original anime, but I somehow jumped over it entirely. If I were a 12 year old, I would enjoy this (I'm assuming the demographic), or if I had nostalgia for Natsuki Takaya's work. Sadly, I am neither of those things.
August 15, 2017
For 1995, it was probably pretty good. But it hasn't aged the best. Despite this, the plot is still interesting. I can't bring myself to like any of the characters, and some look almost identical so it's hard to tell them apart sometimes. I still think it's worth the read, just keeping its age in mind.
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July 16, 2022Not feeling it. It feels like it’s going to be action oriented fantasy with dated art. And besides, there are small panels on each page, 8 to 10 of them, and the words are small and hard to read. Maybe try again if I can read on an online site and enlarge everything. Otherwise, eh. Not for me.
January 24, 2018
Lovely story, entertaining and sweet and great artwork. Very imaginative!
October 13, 2020
I love this Mangaka! Her artwork is beautiful and her stories are gripping. I'm so glad I got my hands on this series!
July 20, 2021
3.5 stars.
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July 26, 2021I saw at the end that the author’s brought it back after 8 years? So I’m looking forward to seeing that in the next volume!
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February 1, 2022
I loved Fruits Basket and Twinkle Stars but I don’t really care for this??? It’s boring? This first omnibus only started getting interesting at the very end.
November 26, 2025
Not my usual manga, but i'm loving it so far
January 5, 2015
At the end of the 22nd century on Earth, the world has been ruined by war and pollution. Two very distinct social classes have emerged; the rich, who have everything, and the poor, who have nothing. Thief Kotobuki and army officer Raimon are the two central characters who move through a world in which several groups are searching for a legendary force called Tsubasa, which is said to grant people any wish they want.
If Goodreads allowed half-star ratings, I'd probably give this 3.5 stars. It's another early work of Takaya's, and it shows to some degree, but a couple of the characters are fairly engaging, and there's a bit of a cohesive plot for those who don't like episodic storylines. This is a huge, 400-page manga volume, and I think it works to the story's strength, because I don't know if it would have packed as much of a punch with just single chapter installments. Now I feel like the story's already rolling, and I'm definitely going to be following this series.
An amusing aside: for those familiar with Takaya's changing art style, it's obvious that the cover (and the little amusing "thank you!" comic at the end) is drawn in her recent style, but the story is not. It's just interesting to see how much her style changed in eight(!) years.
If Goodreads allowed half-star ratings, I'd probably give this 3.5 stars. It's another early work of Takaya's, and it shows to some degree, but a couple of the characters are fairly engaging, and there's a bit of a cohesive plot for those who don't like episodic storylines. This is a huge, 400-page manga volume, and I think it works to the story's strength, because I don't know if it would have packed as much of a punch with just single chapter installments. Now I feel like the story's already rolling, and I'm definitely going to be following this series.
An amusing aside: for those familiar with Takaya's changing art style, it's obvious that the cover (and the little amusing "thank you!" comic at the end) is drawn in her recent style, but the story is not. It's just interesting to see how much her style changed in eight(!) years.
June 3, 2009
This is more like a 3.5. I am really confused about this one. Inside the front cover it says it was originally published in Japan in 2007, but then there is a note/new drawings by Takaya-san that say it's been 8 years since she worked on Tsubasa. It kind of seems like she made new covers and some new extras for this release, in her (very different) drawing style. It is neat but very weird seeing her style change so dramatically while drawing the same characters. I'll have to look it up.
This release was also REALLY huge. It's at least two normal volumes' worth, plus a preview chapter of the other Takaya work they're releasing in English, Phantom Dream. It took a while to get through it, and it's not as engaging from the get-go as Fruits Basket, but the characters are likable and I would definitely read more!
There's a lot more payoff for the romance than in many other series. It's like the difference between Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha, in that respect.
So now, I'm just waiting for volume 2!
This release was also REALLY huge. It's at least two normal volumes' worth, plus a preview chapter of the other Takaya work they're releasing in English, Phantom Dream. It took a while to get through it, and it's not as engaging from the get-go as Fruits Basket, but the characters are likable and I would definitely read more!
There's a lot more payoff for the romance than in many other series. It's like the difference between Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha, in that respect.
So now, I'm just waiting for volume 2!
July 27, 2011
It got better as it went along. Give it a chance despite the uneven beginning. It is interesting to see Takaya develop as a manga artist as the story progresses--it's one of her oldest works (she herself notes that it is awkward to look at her immaturity), pre-Fruits Basket. It was really eye-opening to see her growth between here and Fruits Basket, which is a simply stellar series. There are definitely similarities between the two, although Fruits Basket is much more polished as a whole. Tsubasa has an interesting concept, and one can see the story break away from the serial formula format (a la Sailor Moon or Inuyasha) and test the waters of slightly longer story arcs (like those in Fruits Basket). I am excited for Volume 2, this story and the main characters definitely grew on me. Certainly less confusing to follow than Fruits Basket, though not as superb--yet.
September 25, 2011
This is such a great manga! I absolutely love Natsuki Takaya! It's so funny how much the characters in Tsubasa: Those with Wings remind me of the characters in Fruits Basket. I think Raimon reminds me of Ayame + Shigure when he gets kind of weird and says weird things to freak Kotobuki out, but he also reminds me of how Kyo was in the later Fruits Basket books. Kotobuki reminds me of Tohru, and a very subdued version of Kyo, which is a kind of weird combination. Actually, I think the only reason she reminds me of Kyo is that she says Dammit! just like Kyo...
Well, I ordered this book to try to cure, or at least lesson, my PFBD (Post Fruits Basket Depression) My friend has it too... it's very contagious...
Oh well, all joking and PFBD and Fruits Basket and comparing characters aside, I really enjoyed Tsubasa. A great series... I'm gonna order the next one from the library right now!
Well, I ordered this book to try to cure, or at least lesson, my PFBD (Post Fruits Basket Depression) My friend has it too... it's very contagious...
Oh well, all joking and PFBD and Fruits Basket and comparing characters aside, I really enjoyed Tsubasa. A great series... I'm gonna order the next one from the library right now!
December 30, 2020
Tsubasa: Those with Wings is an ambitious second work of Natsuki Takaya. The story takes place in the 22nd century after many wars have ravaged Earth. The rich and well-off are in the military, while everyone else in society has to fend for themselves. The story revolves around an ex-thief Kotobuki who is trying to create a better life for herself in an otherwise desolate world. Kotobuki is in a will-they-won't-they romance with Raimon an ex-military commander. Together they have plucky adventures.
Overall the story is fun, though the pacing is slow at times. The art has vastly improved since Takaya's earlier work, Phantom Dream. While I can't say that I really enjoyed this first volume, I do admire the world-building as it feels very outside Takaya's comfort zone. I appreciate authors who are willing to take risks even if the execution isn't perfect.
Overall the story is fun, though the pacing is slow at times. The art has vastly improved since Takaya's earlier work, Phantom Dream. While I can't say that I really enjoyed this first volume, I do admire the world-building as it feels very outside Takaya's comfort zone. I appreciate authors who are willing to take risks even if the execution isn't perfect.
April 9, 2011
I never was a big fan of Fruits Basket. I didn't even know Tsubasa was by thesame mangaka (even though it says right on the cover). So, when I read through it, looked at the cover more carefully, I was surprised. How interesting how one's artwork changes over eight years!
Anyway. Tsubasa was your generic fantasy manga. Although the premise was interesting, Takaya let me down and took away a lot of the action that I was hoping for. The relationship between Raimon and Kotobuki was just painful to read. I wasn't amused at all, as that's what I feel Takaya wanted us to react. The puns and jokes were cringe worthy. I mostly kept reading because I wanted to give it a chance.
If I see Tsubasa on the library shelves, I'll pick it up but I won't go out of my way to find it.
Anyway. Tsubasa was your generic fantasy manga. Although the premise was interesting, Takaya let me down and took away a lot of the action that I was hoping for. The relationship between Raimon and Kotobuki was just painful to read. I wasn't amused at all, as that's what I feel Takaya wanted us to react. The puns and jokes were cringe worthy. I mostly kept reading because I wanted to give it a chance.
If I see Tsubasa on the library shelves, I'll pick it up but I won't go out of my way to find it.
May 30, 2011
Okay.
I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did her Phantom Dream. This one felt rushed, the artwork was not as clean (the main character kissed someone and it wasn’t immediately obvious to me that it was not her boyfriend/lover because the characters are not differentiated enough and she tends to add or remove shading on whim. The basic concept is pretty good, but the story is choppy and does not flow well.
The only reasons I am proceeding with volume 2 is that near the near the story seems to become cleaner (its like most of this book was prolog and filler/fluff/character development, with the character development not being done so well IMOP) AND I already have Volumes 2 & 3 from the Pines Library here.
I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did her Phantom Dream. This one felt rushed, the artwork was not as clean (the main character kissed someone and it wasn’t immediately obvious to me that it was not her boyfriend/lover because the characters are not differentiated enough and she tends to add or remove shading on whim. The basic concept is pretty good, but the story is choppy and does not flow well.
The only reasons I am proceeding with volume 2 is that near the near the story seems to become cleaner (its like most of this book was prolog and filler/fluff/character development, with the character development not being done so well IMOP) AND I already have Volumes 2 & 3 from the Pines Library here.
December 13, 2012
A pretty ok book. There's not much of this that is mind blowing or anything.
Honestly, parts of this were quite cliche. There's a woman dealing with her neuroticism of not being deserving of a man, particularly the one who wants her. There's a man who is perfect, can deal with the woman's neuroticism without any anger, and can deal with any situation: a protector or prince for the damsel in distress. As well, there was the bumbling Team Rocket like enemy with the side snide henchman, and the overconfident enemies who suddenly stop being severe and cutthroat and make empty threats once they lose. If the main characters did not mirror my own relationship so much, I would not have rated it so highly.
But overall it was ok.
Honestly, parts of this were quite cliche. There's a woman dealing with her neuroticism of not being deserving of a man, particularly the one who wants her. There's a man who is perfect, can deal with the woman's neuroticism without any anger, and can deal with any situation: a protector or prince for the damsel in distress. As well, there was the bumbling Team Rocket like enemy with the side snide henchman, and the overconfident enemies who suddenly stop being severe and cutthroat and make empty threats once they lose. If the main characters did not mirror my own relationship so much, I would not have rated it so highly.
But overall it was ok.
August 29, 2009
Read this years ago in Chinese and Japanese and was happy to see that it's finally been translated into English. The extra large size of it (probably contains volumes 1-2 or 3) is a little intimidating. Though the story is not very focused, and there's a lot of repetition, esp. when trying to explain what the 'Tsubasa' phenomenon is (probably because people needed the reminders when they were in smaller volumes, but not so much when it's in a collected one), it was still fun to revisit. The scifi/environmental awareness aspect to this shoujo title is also intriguing.
November 26, 2011
I loved this! I am so glad that the romance comes right then and there. In Fruits Basket, the romance was beat-around-the-bush like. In Tsubasa, Kotobuki allows Raimon to kiss her almost every time and when she doesn't she still has a want feeling to kiss him. I think I love romance more than the action :). I I will most DEFINITELY read the other two books. I wish Natsuki would continue with it..
July 15, 2012
I think I might have liked this more if either the art or the storyline had been a little better. As it was, both aspects seemed kind of mediocre to me, though it started to grow on me a little towards the end. I'll read the second volume, but only because I already have it laying around, and unless something changes drastically, I'm almost certain I won't bother to finish the rest of the series. I'll just stick with Fruits Basket, thank you kindly!
September 9, 2015
Tsubasa those with wings was an interesting read even though it was a graphic novel it felt like a long chapter book. As you continue through the book you get to see Kabuki the main character grow through out the book, also her companion Rimon. Like last time i'm not going to spoil too much but all i have to say is that you need to read this book.
October 31, 2016
It started off a little rough with episodic chapters and weird romantic tension and some random transphobic language (and I have no idea if that was from the translation or not) but then things got rolling and now there's class tension and fighting prejudice and government conspiracies and still a little weird but better romantic tension and maybe ghosts? Whoo! On to volume 2.
December 27, 2009
My rating gives my review of the entire series, since I only star the first volume of a manga series. I've only read this volume of Tsubasa: Those with Wings. I didn't like it very much. I thought it was boring.
February 19, 2010
I was quite disappointed with this book because I expected way more from a creator of Fruits Basket, one of the best shojo series ever. This is a very average fantasy story with average artwork where all boys look the same and the main heroine also looks like a boy, so it's almost BL.
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